Estovers

Fr. h Eng. [L. Lat. estoveria, and more anciently estoverium; from Fr. estouver, or estover, to furnish, supply or maintain.] An allowance made to a person out of an estate, or other thing for lus or her support, as for food and raiment^ {in victu et vestitu.) Stat. Gloc. c.

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See Ustover, Estoverium, An allowance (more commonly called a/emony,) granted to a woman divorced a menaa et thoro, for iier support out of her husband's estate.

1 BL Com. 441.

An allowance of wood made to a tenant for life or years; a liberty of taking necessary wood for the use or furniture of his house or farm from ofif the land demised to him.

2 BL Com. 35. 1 Steph. Com. 241, 269. 2 Crabb*s Beal Prop, 76, § 1044. Biuet on Estates, 276, 277. 4 Ken Cs Com, 73.

This is the ordinary meaning of the word estovers, which are also called in law botes, embracing the various kinds of house-botef fire-bote, plough- bote, and haybote. See Botes, Estovers are sometimes erroneously confounded with common of estovers, (q. v.) and the distinction is not clearly made by Britton in his 60th chapter J)e renahles estovers,